Copyright: REAL Video Poker® 1994 Ultimate Software


CONTENTS
REAL Video Poker

Copyright (c)1994 Ultimate Software

Registration

Introduction

 Jacks or Better

 Joker's Wild

 Deuces Wild

Cheat Codes

Programming Credits

 Ultimate Software Catalog


Registration

If you have purchased the registered version of REAL Video Poker, then let us thank you for your support!  You will notice that the registered version has many enhancements and additional features not available in the shareware version.  The registered version also contains two additional poker games (JOKER's WILD and DEUCES WILD).  We hope that REAL Video Poker brings you many hours of enjoyment.

If you are using the shareware version of REAL Video Poker, then we would like to thank you, too, for trying it out.  We also need to remind you that this is copyrighted software released as shareware.  Shareware allows you to try out a program before buying it.  Millions have purchased software through this marketing method.  Isn't nice to be sure you like a program before buying it?

You are granted a limited licence to evaluate this product for up to 30 days.  If you will be using this program after 30 days, you must register it with Ultimate Software.  Using this software beyond 30 days without registering it is a serious copyright violation.  Besides the moral and legal reasons to register this program, you will find that registration is quite a bargain.  You not only gain the right to continue using the software, but you get several product enhancements.  The registered version has two additional poker games (JOKER's WILD and DEUCES WILD) as well as several enhancements (unlimited credits, sound on/off, maximum bet of up to $5 per hand, cheat codes, and the removal of the sometimes annoying shareware reminders).

Pricing

The registration price of REAL Video Poker is only $20, but for an additional $10 (that's $30 total) you can also receive the very popular Noisy Video Poker/Blackjack game.  This program contains a poker and blackjack program unlike any others you have seen (or heard).  The wacky sounds (like a donkey, breaking glass, various explosions, and others) put a big smile on your face even when you lose.  This is a savings of $15 because the Noisy Video Poker/Blackjack program is $25 when purchased separately.

Order Info

Payment:                Check or Money Order (US funds drawn on US bank)
                              VISA, MasterCard

Send you order to:
                              Ultimate Software
                              PO Box 5015
                              Central Point, OR 97502
                              USA

Or order by phone:
                              USA/Canada  1-800-925-3147
                              International   1-503-734-2492
                              FAX               1-503-734-3267

On-Line:
                              America On-Line:  MarkC51
                              CompuServe:        71203,1301
                              Internet:               markc51@aol.com


Introduction

REAL Video Poker is a very realistic simulation of a video poker machine like those found in casinos.  The object of the game is to build the best possible five-card poker hand.  Five cards are dealt face up.  You choose which cards to keep (hold) by clicking on the card (or on the button directly above the card).  After you have indicated which cards are to be held, you then press the "Draw" button (or you can also right-click in the area where the payoffs are listed on the screen).  Those cards not marked to be held will be discarded, and new cards will be dealt in their place.  If your final five-card hand is a winner (see payoffs on screen), your credits will increase.

Betting

Prior to pressing the "Deal" button to deal a new poker hand, you must place your bet.  You do this by clicking on the "Bet $1" button.  Each time you click on this button, your bet will increase by $1.  You can bet up to the maximum bet ($4 in the shareware version or $5 in the registered version).  If you click on the "Bet $1" button until it reaches the maximum bet, your hand will automatically be dealt.  You can also click on the "Max Bet" button to automatically bet the maximum amount allowed plus deal your hand (this is what most people do).

After you have completed at least one hand, you can deal new hands by simply clicking on the "Deal" button.  This will deal a new hand with your bet being the same as the prior hand.  The number of coins bet will be shown in the botton left corner as "Coins In."  Towards the top of the screen on the payoff screen, the column below the number of coins in will be highlighted.

Sound On/Off

If you want to turn the sound off (or back on), simply click on the "Sound" button.  A message will appear on the screen acknowledging the change.  Note:  This feature is not available in the shareware version.

Adding Credits

You can add credits to your bankroll in $100 increments by clicking on the "Credits" button.  This increase in credits will be displayed in the botton right corner of the screen where your credits will increase by $100 for each click on the "Credits" button.  If your credits fall below $1, you will not be able to place additional bets without adding to your bankroll by clicking on the "Credits" button.  Note:  This feature is not available in the shareware version.

Hands

Winning hands and payoff amounts vary from game to game.  At the top of the screen, the payoffs and winning hands will be displayed for the video poker version you are playing.

ROYAL FLUSH
In all the games the best hand is a natural royal flsuh.  This consists of a ten, jack, queen, king, and ace--all of the same suit.  In JOKER's WILD there is also a winning hand called "Royal Flush (Joker)" which is a royal flush contining a Joker.  This hand pays less than a natural royal flush.  Likewise, in the DEUCES WILD game there is a winning hand called "Royal Flush (Deuces)" which is a royal flush which contains one of more 2s.

4 DEUCES
In the DEUCES WILD game, "4 Deuces" is the second best hand possible.  It is any hand having all four 2s.

5 of a KIND
This winning hand is possible in the JOKER's WILD and DEUCES WILD games.

STRAIGHT FLUSH
Your hand consists of five cards which are in unbroker order (a straight) as well as being all of the same suit (Clubs, Hearts, Diamonds, or Spades).

4 of a KIND
Four of the five cards are of the same card value (for example four 10s).  In the wild card games, the four-of-a-kind may include wild cards.

FULL HOUSE
Three matching cards with the remaining two cards being a pair.

FLUSH
All five cards are of the same suit (Clubs, Hearts, Diamonds, or Spades).

STRAIGHT
Five cards in an unbroken order (for example a two, three, four, five, and six card).

3 of a KIND
Three of the cards match (for example three kings).

2 PAIR
Two different pairs of cards (for example two 5s and two queens).  This is not a winning hand in the DEUCES WILD game.

JACK or BETTER
This is a winning hand only in the JACKS or BETTER game.  This winning hand consists of a pair of jacks, a pair of queens, a pair of kings, or a pair of aces.  In the JOKER's WILD game, King's or Better is a winning hand.


Jacks or Better

To play the "Jacks or Better" version of REAL Video Poker, click on the JACKS or BETTER button on the opening screen.

In this poker version, you must get a pair of Jacks (or a better hand) to win.  Actually, a pair of jacks pays back only your bet, so you will hopefully improve your hand to at least two pair to win back more than your bet.  The best possible hand is a royal flush which pays back 250 coins for each bet (except when five coins are bet, the payoff is 4000 which is 800 coins per coin bet).  For other payoffs, see the payoff information at the top of the JACKS or BETTER screen.

There are no wild cards in the JACKS or BETTER version of video poker.  A standard 52-card deck is used.  The deck is shuffled before each hand.


JOKERS WILD
Joker's Wild

To play the "Joker's Wild" version of REAL Video Poker, click on the JOKER's WILD button on the opening screen.  This video poker game is only available in the registered version of REAL Video Poker.

In this poker version, you must get at least a pair of kings (or aces) to win.  Actually, a pair of kings (or even two pair) pays back only your bet, so you will hopefully improve your hand to at least three-of-a-kind to win back more than your bet.  The best possible hand is a natural royal flush (no Joker) which pays back 250 coins for each bet (except when five coins are bet, the payoff is 4000 which is 800 coins per coin bet).  For other payoffs, see the payoff information at the top of the JOKER's WILD screen.

In the JOKER's WILD version of video poker there is one Joker in addition to a 52-card standard deck.  The Joker is a wild card.  This means that the Joker can be any card value and any suit (Clubs, Hearts, Diamonds, or Spades).  Because of this, it is possible to get a royal flush with the Joker replacing one of the cards normally needed to get a royal flush.  Because of this, there is a different payoff for a natural royal flush than one including the Joker.  It is also possible to get five-of-a-kind.  The deck is shuffled before each hand.


Deuces Wild

To play the "Deuces Wild" version of REAL Video Poker, click on the DEUCES WILD button on the opening screen.  This video poker game is only available in the registered version of REAL Video Poker.

In this poker version, you must get at least three-of-a-kind to win.  Actually, three-of-a-kind pays back only your bet, so you will hopefully improve your hand to at least a straight to win back more than your bet.  The best possible hand is a natural royal flush (no 2s) which pays back 250 coins for each bet (except when five coins are bet, the payoff is 4000 which is 800 coins per coin bet).  For other payoffs, see the payoff information at the top of the DEUCES WILD screen.

In the DEUCES WILD version of video poker all four 2s are wild.  This means that each of the 2s can be any card value and any suit (Clubs, Hearts, Diamonds, or Spades).  Because of this, it is possible to get a royal flush with 2s replacing one or more of the cards normally needed to get a royal flush.  Because of this, there is a different payoff for a natural royal flush and that made up of one or more 2s.  It is also possible to get five-of-a-kind.  A standard 52-card deck is used.  The deck is shuffled before each hand.


Cheat Codes

It is very rare to get a "Royal Flush" in video poker.  Just so you can see what it is like, we have built-in certain cheat codes which make it possible to get a royal flush, straight flush, or 4 of a kind any time you want.  Note: This feature is not available in the shareware version of REAL Video Poker.

Royal Flush

To get a royal flush, look at the payoffs at the top of the screen.  Drag the mouse cursor directly below the red "1."  Now press and release the mouse button directly over each of the first four payoff values in the first row.  These would be "250," "500," "750," and "1000."  It is the release of the button (not the pressing it down) that is important.  You must release the mouse button over each of the payoff amounts mentioned exactly one time each.  You do this prior to dealing a new hand.  Now deal a new hand and you will be dealt a royal flush!

Straight Flush

Follow all the instruction above for a royal flush, except press and release the mouse button over the first four payoff values in the second row.

4 of a Kind

Follow all the instruction above for a royal flush, except press and release the mouse button over the first four payoff values in the third row.


Programming Credits

REAL Video Poker is Copyrighted (c) 1994 by Ultimate Software

Programming:  Mike Comish

Graphic Designs: Matt Comish, Mike Comish

Testing:  Mechelle Bowsher, Patricia Smith

Special Thanks:  We wish to thank Stephen Murphy for his fantastic
                          QCARD playing cards library.  This program would not
                          have been nearly as nice without it.


CATALOG
Ultimate Software Product Catalog

The descriptions below refer to the registered versions of the various products in the Ultimate Software product line.  The shareware versions of these products will  differ slightly.  Shareware versions of any of the following can be obtained for $5 directly from Ultimate Software, or from your favorite shareware vendor, BBS, on-line service or user group.  Prices for the fully-registered versions are listed with the product descriptions.  Click on any title below to see a product description.

Windows Programs

HOT Button

Noisy Video Blackjack

Noisy Video Poker

REAL Video Poker

Ultimate Language Tutor for Windows

Ultimate Solitaire Collection

Zip Code Book

DOS Programs

Ultimate Geography

Ultimate Language Tutor for DOS


HOT Button

HOT Button for Windows is one of the most usefull programs you will ever use.  The idea behind HOT Button was to create a collection of frequently needed utilities and programs and organize them in a way that would make it easy for you to get to them quickly.  Once you begin using HOT Button, you will want to open it up and move it to a corner of your Windows screen each time you go into Windows.

When opened, HOT Button takes up very little screen space (just a little bigger than an icon).  Leaving HOT Button opened in this way also takes up a minimum of your Windows resources.  When you realize how useful HOT Button is, you will always want to have it handy.

The small HOT Button opening window has four tiny buttons.  The first button is a file viewer.  Click on it to view graphic files (icons, bitmaps, .GIF, .PCX, .WMF, .TIF), spreadsheet files (Lotus 1-2-3, Excel, Quattro), Database files (dBASE, FoxPro, Access, Paradox, Works), word processor documents (Word, Word Perfect, AMI Pro, WinWord, Works, QA Write), text files, binary files, and even a listing of the files contained in a compressed file (.ZIP, .LZH).  You can view files individually or as part of a self-running slideshow.  You can view a whole directory of icons at one time.  You can view "thumbnails" of a whole directory of bitmap images and then enlarge a bitmap to full size with a single mouse click.  The file viewer alone would make HOT Button a very useful utility for any Windows user, but there's a whole lot more!

Click the second button to bring up the HOT Button Disk Utilities.  This is a collection of frequently needed file and disk utilities.  Use the HOT Button Disk Utilities to copy, rename, delete, edit,
search for, and view information about files on your hard and floppy drives.  There is also a pop-up diskette format utility which will format either high or low-density diskettes in your floppy drives.

Click on the third button to bring up the HOT Button WAV and MIDI Sound File Player.  If you have a sound card, you will find the WAV player very useful.  You can load and play a single sound file or
automatically play all the .WAV or .MID files in an entire directory.  The WAV player also has a repeat function, so you can automatically play a sound (or a whole directory of sound files) over and over.

Click on the fourth button to bring up the HOT Button Audio CD Player.  This is a programmable CD system.  The CD player can automatically detect an inserted CD that you have previously programmed. You can save the names of tracks and a play list of up to 50 songs.  Your play list may include any or all of the tracks on the CD in any sequence you choose.

One other useful feature of HOT Button is the built-in digital clock.  When you open HOT Button, the tiny opening window includes a digital clock which updates itself every minute.  If you move the mouse pointer over the HOT Button window, the display toggles between the time and date.  Even if you minimize the HOT Button window (which you probably don't need to do since it is so small) it continues to update and display the current time.

           o HOT Button $25


Noisy Video Blackjack

Noisy Video BlackJack for Windows is a simulation of the coin-operated video blackjack machines in casinos.  You choose how many coins to wager and whether to stand, hit, double-down, split pairs, buy insurance, etc.  In this version the dealer must stand on a hard 17 or higher and hit on a soft 17.  Blackjack and Insurance pays 2-1.  You can double-down on a 9,10 or 11.  You can split pairs.

This is a beautiful simulation with cards that look real.  The user interface makes game-play easy, and you can play as fast as you want because a minimum number of mouse clicks are required.

When you order Noisy Video BlackJack for Windows, you can get Noisy Video Poker for Windows for just $5 more.  That's a $15 savings off the regular price of $20 for each game.

     o Noisy Video BlackJack $20
     o Both BlackJack and Poker $25


Noisy Video Poker

Noisy Video Poker for Windows is a very fun and very beautiful simulation of the video poker machines you find in casinos.  Included are JACKS or BETTER, JOKERS WILD, and DEUCES WILD versions of the program.

Besides very realistic sounds like coins dropping into a metal tray (just like at the casinos) there are a variety of wacky sounds that play randomly when you don't have a winning hand.  These sounds really add to the entertainment value of this program, but what really sets this game apart from others is the graphics and user interface.  You can play this game with a minimum of mouse clicks which allows you to play rally fast.  And the cards!  Unlike a lot of other poker games you may have seen, the cards in this game look completely real.

When you order Noisy Video Poker for Windows, you can get Noisy Video BlackJack for Windows for only $5 extra.  That's a savings of $15 since both games are $20 each when purchased separately.

     o Noisy Video Poker $20
     o Both Poker and BlackJack $25


REAL Video Poker

Beautiful card designs (they look REAL), digitized sounds, and ease of play make this the most realistic video poker game available.  Includes JACKS or BETTER, JOKER's WILD, and DEUCES WILD versions of video poker.

REAL Video Poker registration is only $20, but for an additional $10 (that's $30 total) you can also get the registered version of Noisy Video Poker & Blackjack.  Noisy Video Poker/Blackjack is different from any other poker or blackjack program you have seen (or heard).  The wacky sounds (glass breaking, donkey, explosions, and many others) make this game so fun that you will laugh even when you lose.

     o REAL Video Poker $20
     o REAL Video Poker & Noisy Video Poker/Blackjack $30


Windows Language Tutors

The Ultimate Language Tutor for Windows is a vocabulary learning system currently available in four languages.  This program offers a variety of drills and quizzes that help you learn, master, and test your vocabulary skills.  The Flashcard module is particularly useful.  It allows you to read in a list of words (or words you missed during a quiz) and have the words and their translations automatically flashed on-screen at a user-set rate.

The Ultimate Language Tutor for Windows also allows the user to add a chosen list of vocabulary in different language libraries.  This library builder is particularly useful to students taking a language course and using the Ultimate Language Tutor as a supplement to that course.  The student can add a distinct new library that matches the vocabulary for the chapter being studied.

The built-in quiz score tracker is particularly useful for teachers wishing to make this program available to their classes.  Quizzes are tracked by student.  Each student's profile shows scores and a description of the quizzes taken by the student.  The program also manages a top-ten list of the students with highest overall quiz scores.

The Ultimate Language Tutor for Windows is available for the following languages:

     o Spanish $20
     o French $20
     o German $20
     o Italian $20


Ultimate Solitaire Collection

The Ultimate Solitaire Collection is a bundle of nine different solitaire card games for Windows.  The games include Klondike, Canfield, Golf, Poker, Beleaguered Castle, Four Seasons, Pyramid, King's Audience and Monte Carlo Solitaire.  There are a lot of excellent solitaire games besides just the Klondike game which comes with Windows.  Some games are easier, some harder, some based more on skill than luck, some are more relaxing, and others just look nicer on the screen.  You will probably never want to play the solitaire game that came with Windows ever again when this solitaire package gives you so much more variety.

Learning a new solitaire game takes no more than five minute with the on-line manual and context-sensitive help system.  And for a mere $25 you get all nine games.  That's under $3 each!

        o The Ultimate Solitaire Collection $25


Zip Code Book

Zip Code Book is a zip code (and city, state, area code) lookup program for Windows.  Enter a zip code to find the corresponding city, state and area code.  You can also find a zip code by entering a city name and two-digit state abbreviation.  Zip Code Book supports copy and paste to and from other Windows applications (like word processors, spreadsheet programs and databases). Contains a database of over 70,000 zip codes and city/place names.

When you purchase Zip Code Book, you receive a database of the latest quarterly update.  For an extra $15 ($40 total), you will also receive the next 3 quarterly updates when available.  Updates are currently issued in May, August, November and February.

The databased used by the Zip Code Book is highly compressed.  Registered users will also receive a .DBF version of the database which can be used by any database program which can read (or import) standard .DBF files.

     o Zip Code Book $25
     o Zip Code Book plus the next three quarterly updates $40


Ultimate Geography

This program sports a beautiful map of the United States.  Select a state with your mouse or with the keyboard, and the program displays a variety of census information.  You can also choose a census category (like population growth) and the map will highlight all states according to their national ranking.

Besides being a graphical almanac of U.S. information, Ultimate Geography is also a quizzing program which can teach and test state capitals, state locations, etc.

The teacher's version includes a test score tracker which can be used to administer tests and quizzes and record the scores of individual students.

     o Standard Edition $15
     o Teacher's Edition $30


DOS Language Tutors

The Ultimate Language Tutor for DOS is a vocabulary learning system currently available in Spanish and French.  This program offers a variety of drills and quizzes that help you learn, master, and test your vocabulary skills.

The Ultimate Language Tutor for Windows also allows the user to add a chosen list of vocabulary in distinct language libraries.  This library builder is particularly useful to students taking a language course and using the Ultimate Language Tutor as a supplement to that course.  The student can add a distinct new library that matches the vocabulary for the chapter being studied.

The built-in quiz score tracker is particularly useful for teachers wishing to make this program available to their classes.  Quizzes are tracked by student.  Each student's profile shows scores and a description of the quizzes taken by the student.  Scores can also be graphed on-screen.

The Ultimate Language Tutor for DOS is available for the following languages:

     o Spanish $20
     o French $20